M5.0 earthquake 48 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 48 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Oct 30, 1976, 7:06 PM GMT+11 (08:06 UTC), 204 km (127 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 50 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-10-30 08:06:43 UTC
- Depth
- 204.0 km (126.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.230° S, 167.279° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 53
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.998 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 18197 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.776 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 18180 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.250 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 18176 days ago · 162 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.426 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 18176 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000k45. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.